Breakdown of Við gerum kvikmyndina hér þó að tökustaðurinn sé kaldur.
vera
to be
hér
here
við
we
gera
to do / to make (something) + adjective
kaldur
cold
kvikmyndin
the film
þó að
although / even though
tökustaðurinn
the filming location
Questions & Answers about Við gerum kvikmyndina hér þó að tökustaðurinn sé kaldur.
Why is the verb sé used here instead of er?
The conjunction þó að (meaning although or even though) is a trigger for the subjunctive mood. The word sé is the third-person present subjunctive form of vera (to be), which replaces the normal indicative form er in this clause.
Could we use þótt instead of þó að in this sentence?
Yes, þótt and þó að are interchangeable. They mean exactly the same thing and both require the following verb to be in the subjunctive. You could say ...þótt tökustaðurinn sé kaldur without changing the meaning at all.
How does the word tökustaðurinn break down?
It is a compound noun made from taka (which can refer to a take or shooting in filmmaking) and staður (place or location). The -inn at the end is the attached definite article (the), giving us the filming location.
Why does kaldur end in -ur?
Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Because tökustaður is a masculine, singular noun in the nominative case, the adjective kaldur (cold) takes the standard masculine singular nominative ending -ur.
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